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Mad Boy, Mad Boy
Static has no excuse for waiting weeks to look at its Tivo-recorded premiere of Jail, except maybe that it seemed like duty rather than...
Suspicious Activity
There is an issue festering in many Fort Worth neighborhoods these days, and it is quite complex.
Older neighborhoods are being seen as prime places...
I Can Hear That Train …
As any survivor of a 12-step program knows, you have to admit you have a problem before you can attack it.
In Fort Worth’s case,...
Censored
David Phinney thought he'd struck journalistic gold. The veteran reporter, who has done freelance work for PBS, ABC, The New York Times, and other...
Marking This Place
Last week, as the Weekly was putting its "Best of 2007" issue to bed (a chore not unlike getting an 800-lb. gorilla to brush...
No Flood of Money
A few weeks ago, President Bush made a speech in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, an area particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina. Bush said New...
Found: Too Many Signs
The bright and colorful signs hammered into the grass in the public right-of-way or stapled onto utility poles promote everything from diet formulas to...
The Money Shuffle
Gov. Perry's web site touts his commitment to public education. So why is the governor considering, for the top spot in the Texas Education...
Too Little, Too Late
Two years ago, in a story about the impending home foreclosure crisis caused by widespread predatory lending practices (“Wolves in Small Print,” Aug. 10,...
Bullies With Badges
When Patsy Keifer got busted for DWI while sitting at the side of a country road in her broken-down Chevy pickup, it didn't surprise...
